Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
CVE-2009-1769
Summary
The web interface in Open Computer and Software Inventory Next Generation (OCS Inventory NG) 1.01 generates different error messages depending on whether a username is valid, which allows remote attackers to enumerate valid usernames.
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- NETWORK
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- PARTIAL
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CWE-200 - Information Exposure
An information exposure vulnerability is categorized as an information flow (IF) weakness, which can potentially allow unauthorized access to otherwise classified information in the application, such as confidential personal information (demographics, financials, health records, etc.), business secrets, and the application's internal environment.
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Advisory Timeline
- Published